Day 3

Sri Lanka is a rather ceremonial and ritualistic society.

Went to Kaushi's house with Pavi for a blessing ritual, and the monks were there. They sat in a row of 5, pretty cool. So after about 20min of chanting, we had to serve them food. Me, being the only Chinese there was also given the honor to do so. So, given my hospitable background, I stooped and served the dishes one by one. ONLY the monks were eating, everyone else was just serving them. Pretty cool. After the whole ceremony, the monk tied string on the couple's hands.

After that, we rushed home for a second blessing ritual. This time round, it is conducted by one of the top man in Sri Lanka. According to Pavi, only government officials and big shots can afford to hire him, but they got him for free! Coz he is Pavi's Mum's godbrother. Cool~ He came with a stack of chanting script, I almost fainted, only to realize that the stack contained 10 of the same scripts for all the participants, hallelujah! After the ritual, he tied string around everyone's hands, yeah, I got his blessings too, for me and my girl! And I was joking with Pavi, by the time he returns to Singapore, it would not be just strings, but a rope on his hand!

2 rituals in a day. Pavi's family is so playful, coz half-way through the ritual, his elder brother actually took my camera and started snapping me. You might think that he is unholy, but you're wrong, coz he meditates on the word day and night, haha~ I realized that Sri Lanka might be a place of rituals, but that's just part of their culture. It's more of a cultural thing than a religious thing.

I shall try to post some interesting findings of Sri Lanka. Fresh from the scene:

Finding 1

Sri Lankan women are generally very well endowed, just like the Malaysians and the Indians. I believe that the main reason is attributed to their dairy riched diet such as coconut milk in every diet, 365 days a year, between 12-18 years. (That's the puberty stage).

Please keep visiting cappuccino for more interesting insights, from your first hand reporter!